
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-05-28 in Paris, France
Biography
Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 28, 1944) is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He also worked with Aki Kaurismäki, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jacques Rivette, and Tsai Ming-liang. He is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having appeared in eight films by Jean-Luc Godard and seven by François Truffaut.
Most Known For

Spécial cinéma
as Self

Cinépanorama
as Self

The Dreamers
as Jean-Pierre Léaud

Detective
as Inspector Neveu

36 Fillette
as Boris Golovine

Irma Vep
as René Vidal

Le Havre
as The Whistleblower

Reflets de Cannes
as Self

Stolen Kisses
as Antoine Doinel

Last Tango in Paris
as Tom

Elizabeth
as (uncredited)

Face
as Antoine / King Herode

Pierrot le Fou
as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Rebelote
as Rémi Chauveau

A Wonderful Spell
as Fernand

The 400 Blows
as Antoine Doinel

Just for Laughs
as Nicolas Gardinier

The Mother and the Whore
as Alexandre

Out 1
as Colin

Masculin Féminin
as Paul